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<\/a><\/p>\nForbes: Europe Halts US Trade Deal Over Trump\u2019s Greenland Threats<\/a><\/h2>\nThe European Union will stop working to legally implement the U.S. trade deal touted by President Donald Trump in response to threats to the bloc\u2019s \u201cterritorial integrity,\u201d the chairman of the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on International Trade said on Wednesday, days after Trump threatened retaliatory tariffs on some European nations if they did not negotiate over ownership of Greenland.
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\n(Forbes more…)<\/a><\/p>\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – January 21, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the world\u2019s leaders. At one point, speaking of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) dignitaries, he told the audience: \u201cUntil the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy, right, last time. Very smart man said, \u2018He\u2019s our daddy. He\u2019s running it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He meant Greenland.<\/p>\n
The president of the United States went on to give a virulently racist, insulting, rambling speech in which he complained that people call him a dictator but that \u201csometimes you need a dictator.\u201d More than anything, though, the speech demonstrated his mental unfitness for his position. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nBulwark: Donald Trump vs. the World<\/a><\/h2>\nIn his Davos rant, the president lied, insulted allies, and depicted America as a hellhole.<\/p>\n
Times of London: What did Trump say in his Davos speech? From Daddy to Iceland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- Trump repeatedly called Greenland \u2018Iceland\u2019 by mistake\n
- Greenland is \u201cactually part of North America\u201d\n
- He appeared to be confused by the name of Azerbaijan, calling the Caucasian country \u2018Abba-baijan\u2019\n
- Mark Rutte was \u2018very smart\u2019 for calling Trump \u2018Daddy\u2019\n
- Trump said Europe is \u2018not recognisable\u2019 anymore\n<\/ul>\n
Bulwark: Trump Butchers the Golden Goose<\/a><\/h2>\nNational Memo: Soft TACO: Whiny, Insulting, And Incoherent, Trump Retreats In Davos<\/a><\/h2>\n… Trump has once again backed down from threats on which he couldn\u2019t follow through\u2014but only after causing chaos, sowing turmoil, and further damaging<\/a> relationships with our closest allies.<\/p>\nHe then tried to declare victory for a \u201cdeal\u201d that does not exist and\u2014even if it did\u2014would amount to little more than what\u2019s already in place.<\/p>\n
Robert Reich: O Canada<\/a><\/h2>\nCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney received a standing ovation after his speech yesterday at the World Economic Forum. In contrast to Trump\u2019s bloviation today, Carney\u2019s is well worth reading. Here it is in full, from the official transcript<\/a><\/em>
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – January 21, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the world\u2019s leaders. At one point, speaking of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) dignitaries, he told the audience: \u201cUntil the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy, right, last time. Very smart man said, \u2018He\u2019s our daddy. He\u2019s running it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He meant Greenland.<\/p>\n
The president of the United States went on to give a virulently racist, insulting, rambling speech in which he complained that people call him a dictator but that \u201csometimes you need a dictator.\u201d More than anything, though, the speech demonstrated his mental unfitness for his position. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nBulwark: Donald Trump vs. the World<\/a><\/h2>\nIn his Davos rant, the president lied, insulted allies, and depicted America as a hellhole.<\/p>\n
Times of London: What did Trump say in his Davos speech? From Daddy to Iceland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- Trump repeatedly called Greenland \u2018Iceland\u2019 by mistake\n
- Greenland is \u201cactually part of North America\u201d\n
- He appeared to be confused by the name of Azerbaijan, calling the Caucasian country \u2018Abba-baijan\u2019\n
- Mark Rutte was \u2018very smart\u2019 for calling Trump \u2018Daddy\u2019\n
- Trump said Europe is \u2018not recognisable\u2019 anymore\n<\/ul>\n
Bulwark: Trump Butchers the Golden Goose<\/a><\/h2>\nNational Memo: Soft TACO: Whiny, Insulting, And Incoherent, Trump Retreats In Davos<\/a><\/h2>\n… Trump has once again backed down from threats on which he couldn\u2019t follow through\u2014but only after causing chaos, sowing turmoil, and further damaging<\/a> relationships with our closest allies.<\/p>\nHe then tried to declare victory for a \u201cdeal\u201d that does not exist and\u2014even if it did\u2014would amount to little more than what\u2019s already in place.<\/p>\n
Robert Reich: O Canada<\/a><\/h2>\nCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney received a standing ovation after his speech yesterday at the World Economic Forum. In contrast to Trump\u2019s bloviation today, Carney\u2019s is well worth reading. Here it is in full, from the official transcript<\/a><\/em>
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\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
Bulwark: Donald Trump vs. the World<\/a><\/h2>\nIn his Davos rant, the president lied, insulted allies, and depicted America as a hellhole.<\/p>\n
Times of London: What did Trump say in his Davos speech? From Daddy to Iceland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- Trump repeatedly called Greenland \u2018Iceland\u2019 by mistake\n
- Greenland is \u201cactually part of North America\u201d\n
- He appeared to be confused by the name of Azerbaijan, calling the Caucasian country \u2018Abba-baijan\u2019\n
- Mark Rutte was \u2018very smart\u2019 for calling Trump \u2018Daddy\u2019\n
- Trump said Europe is \u2018not recognisable\u2019 anymore\n<\/ul>\n
Bulwark: Trump Butchers the Golden Goose<\/a><\/h2>\nNational Memo: Soft TACO: Whiny, Insulting, And Incoherent, Trump Retreats In Davos<\/a><\/h2>\n… Trump has once again backed down from threats on which he couldn\u2019t follow through\u2014but only after causing chaos, sowing turmoil, and further damaging<\/a> relationships with our closest allies.<\/p>\nHe then tried to declare victory for a \u201cdeal\u201d that does not exist and\u2014even if it did\u2014would amount to little more than what\u2019s already in place.<\/p>\n
Robert Reich: O Canada<\/a><\/h2>\nCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney received a standing ovation after his speech yesterday at the World Economic Forum. In contrast to Trump\u2019s bloviation today, Carney\u2019s is well worth reading. Here it is in full, from the official transcript<\/a><\/em>
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- Trump repeatedly called Greenland \u2018Iceland\u2019 by mistake\n
- Greenland is \u201cactually part of North America\u201d\n
- He appeared to be confused by the name of Azerbaijan, calling the Caucasian country \u2018Abba-baijan\u2019\n
- Mark Rutte was \u2018very smart\u2019 for calling Trump \u2018Daddy\u2019\n
- Trump said Europe is \u2018not recognisable\u2019 anymore\n<\/ul>\n
Bulwark: Trump Butchers the Golden Goose<\/a><\/h2>\n
National Memo: Soft TACO: Whiny, Insulting, And Incoherent, Trump Retreats In Davos<\/a><\/h2>\n
… Trump has once again backed down from threats on which he couldn\u2019t follow through\u2014but only after causing chaos, sowing turmoil, and further damaging<\/a> relationships with our closest allies.<\/p>\n
He then tried to declare victory for a \u201cdeal\u201d that does not exist and\u2014even if it did\u2014would amount to little more than what\u2019s already in place.<\/p>\n
Robert Reich: O Canada<\/a><\/h2>\n
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney received a standing ovation after his speech yesterday at the World Economic Forum. In contrast to Trump\u2019s bloviation today, Carney\u2019s is well worth reading. Here it is in full, from the official transcript<\/a><\/em>
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